Black Ops is most popular Xbox Live title of 2010 (full list)

The head of Xbox Live’s community, Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb, has released a list of games played most often on Xbox Live in 2010. The top of the list may not surprise you. Call of Duty: Black Ops, Halo: Reach, Red Dead Redemption,Fable III, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 topped the list for retail releases, likely with Call of Duty winning by a wide margin. Black Ops was the best-selling game in the United States last year. It also topped our own list of most addictive games.

The rankings are based on each game’s Live activity during its first seven days of availability. The full list is below.

Xbox 360 Top LIVE Titles of 2010

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Halo: Reach

Red Dead Redemption

Fable III

Battlefield: Bad Co. 2

Medal of Honor

Mass Effect 2

FIFA Soccer 11

Fallout: New Vegas

BioShock 2

Madden NFL 11

Splinter Cell Conviction

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood

Dead Rising 2

Kinect Adventures!

NBA 2K11

Crackdown 2

Aliens vs Predator

Mafia II

Army of TWO: TFD

Top Arcade Titles of 2010 (Based on full versions purchased during the first week of release)

Dead Rising 2: Case Zero

LIMBO

Perfect Dark

Toy Soldiers

Monday Night Combat

Deadliest Warrior

Dead Rising 2: Case West

X-Men Arcade

Castlevania Harmony of Despair

Plants vs Zombies

Scott Pilgrim

Sonic 4 Episode 1

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Blacklight: Tango Down

Hydro Thunder Hurricane

RISK Factions

Super Meat Boy

World of Keflings

Top Indie Games of 2010 (Based on full versions purchased during the first week of release)

Baby Maker Extreme

Avatar Showdown

Avatar Paintball

Avatar Ninja!

Avatar Racedrome

Try Not To Fart

Nuclear Wasteland

Avatar Onslaught

Yet Another Zombie Defense

Zombie Estate

Breath of Death VII

MILITARY SNIPER-SIM 3.18

Get Rich or Die Gaming

Avatar Bumper Cars

Avatar Meet Up Live!

GET TO THA CHOPPA!!1

Shoot 1UP

Toy Stunt Bike

The Impossible Game

So Many Girls So Little Time

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